erheblich

German

Etymology

From erheben + -lich.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

erheblich (strong nominative masculine singular erheblicher, not comparable)

  1. considerable, substantial, significant
    erheblicher Gefahr.serious threat.
    • 2012 July 2, Die Welt, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 24:
      Heftige Gewitter haben am Wochenende in Teilen Deutschlands erhebliche Schäden angerichtet.
      Severe thunderstorms have caused significant damages in parts of Germany on the weekend.

Declension

Adverb

erheblich

  1. considerably

Further reading

  • erheblich” in Duden online
  • erheblich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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